What is the most elegant way to load a string array into a List<int>?

Question

Consider an array of strings containing numerical values:

string[] intArray = {"25", "65" , "0"};

What is the most elegant way to load the numbers into a List<int> without using a for or while to iterate over the intArray?

Answer 1

You can use Enumerable.Select method

List<int> intList = intArray.Select(str => int.Parse(str)).ToList();

Answer 2

(addition to Dmitry's answer)
You can get rid of lambda, because that method already has the right signature:

List<int> intList = intArray.Select(Int32.Parse).ToList();

Answer 3

Just call Select():

using System.Linq;

var list = intArray.Select(x => Convert.ToInt32(x));

PS: Your question changed after I initially answered.

Answer 4

This is the way to do it..

string[] intArray = { "25", "65", "0" };
List<int> intList = new List<int>(Array.ConvertAll(intArray, s => int.Parse(s)));

OR

 string[] intArray = { "25", "65", "0" };
 List<int> intList = new List<int>(intArray.Select(int.Parse).ToArray());

OR

 string[] intArray = { "25", "65", "0" };
 List<int> intList = new List<int>(Array.ConvertAll(intArray, int.Parse));